Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  3        tablespoons  peanut oil
  2             cloves  garlic -- peeled and finely
                        chopped
  1               inch  ginger root -- peeled and finely
                        chopped
  1              pound  green beans -- washed and trimmed
  4                     spring onions -- washed and sliced
                        ¸ cup white wine
  2             ounces  unsalted peanuts
  1              pinch  and a half of sugar
  2        tablespoons  soy sauce

Preparation:

Cut beans into one-inch slices. Heat peanut oil in wok until it just begins to smoke. Toss in garlic and ginger root. Add beans and onions and stir-fry for two minutes. Add wine, peanuts and sugar, and continue to stir-fry until the wine has evaporated. Add the soy sauce just before serving.